Ādi 17.178-179

TEXTS 178-179

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কাজী কহে,-যবে আমি হিন্দুর ঘরে গিয়া ।
কীর্তন করিলুঁ মানা মৃদঙ্গ ভাঙ্গিয়া ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
সেই রাত্রে এক সিংহ মহাভয়ঙ্কর ।
নরদেহ, সিংহমুখ, গর্জয়ে বিস্তর ॥ ১৭৯ ॥

kaji kahe,-yabe ami hindura ghare giya

kirtana kariluṅ mana mrdaṅga bhaṅgiya

sei ratre eka simha maha-bhayaṅkara

nara-deha, simha-mukha, garjaye vistara

SYNONYMS

kaji kahe-the Kazi replied; yabe-when; ami-I; hindura-of a Hindu; ghare-in the house; giya-going there; kirtana-chanting of the holy name; kariluṅ-made; mana-prohibition; mrdaṅga-the drum; bhaṅgiya-breaking; sei ratre-on that night; eka-one; simha-lion; maha-bhayaṅkara-very fearful; nara-deha-having a body like a human being's; simha-mukha-having a face like a lion's; garjaye-was roaring; vistara-very loudly.

TRANSLATION

The Kazi said: "When I went to the Hindu's house, broke the drum, and forbade the performance of congregational chanting, in my dreams that very night I saw a greatly fearful lion, roaring very loudly, His body like a human being's and His face like a lion's.

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